Well made Free Jack remake

Rating: 8/10 (16 August 2005)

Sue me, I liked this movie, especially since I've read the IMDb page AFTER seeing it. I think that the plot outline reveals too much of the plot and makes the first quarter of the film less enjoyable.
Maybe you remember the movie Free Jack, where Emilio Estevez was running from Antohny Hopkins and his henchman Mick Jagger. This movie is a lot like that. You add 21 century special effects and a runaway chick (rather than a semi corrupt ex girlfriend that helps the hero, like in Free Jack) and you've got yourself a block buster.
But I do think that Ewan McGregor made a very nice role. Scarlets role was less demanding and I do feel bad about the way she tries to look like a diva in her latest movies, even if she was gorgeously beautiful when she wasn't trying, in Lost in Translation, but she performed admirably as well.
The plot is nice, it mixes the Free Jack story with a bit of Matrix. It is a bit far fetched for my style, especially the way the main characters evade (and almost completely wipe out :) ) a special force team.
It's worth watching and for this type of movies I give it a top grade.